EP 0354837 B1 19920715 - FRICTIONLESS SELF-ERECTING JOINT AND ARTICULATED ASSEMBLY, E.G. A SOLAR PANEL FOR A SATELLITE PROVIDED WITH SAID JOINTS
Title (en)
FRICTIONLESS SELF-ERECTING JOINT AND ARTICULATED ASSEMBLY, E.G. A SOLAR PANEL FOR A SATELLITE PROVIDED WITH SAID JOINTS
Publication
Application
Priority
FR 8810695 A 19880808
Abstract (en)
[origin: JPH0281800A] PURPOSE: To eliminate gap and twisting motion between members by using an antifriction joint installed between two adjacent members and including at least one pre-molded elastic band having an arc-shaped cross section. CONSTITUTION: Braces 12, 14 to be fixed to corresponding members E1, E2 have cylindrical surfaces 12a, 14a having arc-shaped cross sections, and they are rolled in to each other to enable move between two tip positions deflected by 90 deg. from each other. A joint 10 includes flexible members of which tips are fixed to the braces 12, 14 to roll on the surfaces 12a and 14a for guiding the cylindrical surfaces 12a and 14a continuously when the braces 12, 14 roll to each other inversely. These members are formed of stainless steel, for example, and they ensure guiding of rotary motion between the surfaces 12a and 14a as flexible metal plates 16 and 28 of four plates known as winding or controlling plates.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B64G 1/44 (2006.01); B25J 17/02 (2006.01); B64G 1/22 (2006.01); E05D 1/02 (2006.01); F16C 11/12 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B25J 17/0241 (2013.01 - EP US); B64G 1/222 (2013.01 - EP US); E05D 1/02 (2013.01 - EP US); B64G 1/44 (2013.01 - EP US); E05Y 2900/502 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE ES GB IT NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0354837 A1 19900214; EP 0354837 B1 19920715; CA 1329691 C 19940524; DE 68902110 D1 19920820; DE 68902110 T2 19930325; ES 2034699 T3 19930401; FR 2635077 A1 19900209; FR 2635077 B1 19901109; JP 2931330 B2 19990809; JP H0281800 A 19900322; US 5086541 A 19920211
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 89402227 A 19890807; CA 607652 A 19890804; DE 68902110 T 19890807; ES 89402227 T 19890807; FR 8810695 A 19880808; JP 20556889 A 19890808; US 38795689 A 19890731